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2019 SESSION

19107331D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 455
Offered February 22, 2019
Celebrating the life of Joshua Wayne Bell.
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Patrons-- Delaney, Murphy, Adams, D.M., Adams, L.R., Aird, Austin, Ayala, Bagby, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Bourne, Brewer, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, J.L., Campbell, R.R., Carr, Carroll Foy, Carter, Cole, Collins, Convirs-Fowler, Cox, Davis, Edmunds, Fariss, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Freitas, Garrett, Gilbert, Guzman, Hayes, Head, Helsel, Heretick, Herring, Hodges, Hope, Hugo, Hurst, Ingram, James, Jones, J.C., Jones, S.C., Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Krizek, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, Marshall, McGuire, McNamara, McQuinn, Miyares, Morefield, Mullin, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Plum, Pogge, Poindexter, Price, Ransone, Rasoul, Reid, Robinson, Rodman, Roem, Rush, Samirah, Sickles, Stolle, Sullivan, Thomas, Torian, Toscano, Tran, Turpin, Tyler, VanValkenburg, Ward, Ware, Watts, Webert, Wilt, Wright and Yancey
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Unanimous consent to introduce
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WHEREAS, Joshua Wayne Bell, a veteran of the United States Air Force and a beloved member of his community, died on January 17, 2019; and

WHEREAS, born on Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois, Joshua Bell grew up in New Hampshire and attended the University of Texas at Austin; and

WHEREAS, Joshua Bell followed in the footsteps of several family members and served his country as a member of the United States Air Force; he rose to the rank of staff sergeant and served in the Air National Guards of Massachusetts, Virginia, and Texas; and

WHEREAS, a talented and competitive athlete, Joshua Bell’s passion for sports was only equal to his love for animals, having cared for many pets throughout his life; and

WHEREAS, Joshua Bell will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his mother and stepfather, Annie and Miguel Hernandez; his father and stepmother, John and Margaret Bell; his fiancée, Brianna Fauley; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Joshua Wayne Bell; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Joshua Wayne Bell as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.